Editor, Subscriber Content

4 months, 3 weeks ago
Full-time
Junior
Technical Writing and Documentation
Newsweek

Newsweek

Newsweek provides in-depth analysis, news, and opinion about international issues, technology, business, culture, and politics. With over 80 years of experience, Newsweek is a premier news magazine and website offering high-quality journalism to a glob...

Media
251-1K
Founded 1933

Description

  • Write rapid, high-quality subscriber commentary on breaking, developing, and agenda-setting news stories.
  • Identify subscriber-worthy angles on major U.S. and international stories and turn them into sharp commentary pieces.
  • Turn around clean copy quickly under deadline pressure, including first drafts, rewrites, and updates.
  • Take briefs and editorial direction from senior editors and respond constructively to line edits and feedback.
  • Produce commentary that explains the context, stakes, implications, and next developments of a story.
  • Package stories in the CMS, including headlines, decks, standfirsts, captions, links, keywords, and other metadata.
  • Work with editors to ensure stories are visually and editorially complete at publication.
  • Support the subscriber newsletter workflow by suggesting stories, drafting summaries, and writing display copy.
  • Provide occasional support for other audience-facing formats such as short videos, talking points, and promotional editorial input.
  • Monitor the live news agenda and flag timely subscriber commentary opportunities or follow-up ideas.

Requirements

  • Demonstrable knowledge of the U.S. and international news agenda and the judgment to identify stories that matter to subscribers.
  • Strong experience writing quickly and accurately in a digital news environment, including under breaking-news pressure and multiple deadlines.
  • Demonstrable ability to write commentary, analysis, or interpretive journalism beyond summary.
  • Good sourcing instincts and a strong commitment to accuracy, fairness, and transparency.
  • Comfort with CMS publishing workflows and story-presentation details such as metadata, links, visuals, tags, and captions.
  • Interest in or experience with subscriber products, newsletters, and audience-facing packaging.
  • Working knowledge of media law and editorial risk, including defamation, privacy, reporting restrictions, copyright, and fair use.
  • Experience with video, audio, social, or other multi-format journalism is useful but not essential.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work calmly and constructively under pressure.
  • Ability to use AI tools responsibly, with verification, appropriate disclosure where relevant, and strong human oversight.

Benefits

  • Full-time role with working hours normally 8am to 5pm UK time.
  • Monday to Friday schedule with occasional weekend work.
  • Work from home from anywhere in the UK.
  • Option to work from Newsweek’s office space at Canary Wharf, London.
  • Inclusive, equitable, and respectful workplace.
  • Equal opportunity employer committed to diverse backgrounds.

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